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Nostalgia & History > SP 9198 in the Siskiyous, 3 QuestionsDate: 03/18/17 21:59 SP 9198 in the Siskiyous, 3 Questions Author: MartyBernard Roger Puta shot this in the Siskiyous in January 1979. Signal 4274 places it where? Which cropping of the shot do you like best? As Roger shot it or cropped. And why?
Comments welcome, Marty Bernard   Date: 03/18/17 22:16 Re: SP 9198 in the Siskiyous, 3 Questions Author: SP4436 The 9198 is departing Ashland Oregon Westbound (compass South) about to cross under Ashland Street/highway 66.
As an aside I really appreciate your postings of the SP in Northern California and Southern Oregon on TO- thank you! Date: 03/19/17 03:04 Re: SP 9198 in the Siskiyous, 3 Questions Author: BoostedFridge I like the way the first photo is framed. The second is more focused on the train, but I like the first more.
Date: 03/19/17 08:39 Re: SP 9198 in the Siskiyous, 3 Questions Author: hogheaded If this is anything like a normal day, this is the head end of the train pulling out to the I-5 bridge, where it will stop and wait for the helpers to drag the balance of the train out of the yard and couple up for an air test.
EO Date: 03/19/17 09:47 Re: SP 9198 in the Siskiyous, 3 Questions Author: spnudge An SLW approaching Belleview, starting up a 1.6%, towards the I-5 bridge. Then you really hit the grade at 2.0% and then 3.0%. Its about a mile westof the west switch at Ashland yard. Belleview was at MP 427.
Nudge Date: 03/19/17 12:14 Re: SP 9198 in the Siskiyous, 3 Questions Author: WAF By 1979, it was the MERVY
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